Involving suppliers from the outset was the most effective way of making the plastic-free magic happen, she says.

"It's really about having conversations with people and explaining why you want to do it. People are willing."

But it is also about taking matters into your own hands.

"If you get stuff delivered to you, that's when it comes in packaging. For us, it was making sure on the day - we went to all the deli, the bakery et cetera because that way we could guarantee there was no packaging."

Eco wedding - how they did it

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Invitations: electronic, sent via email or Facebook

Flowers: freshly picked by family and friends from their gardens, arranged in old jam-jars

Decorations: borrowed lace bunting from old tablecloths and curtains • tins fished out of recycling bins and wrapped in twine and in hessian ribbon, which was also used for table runners • hired tablecloths and tea cups • bought beeswax candles in jars

Food: local businesses focused on locally sourced produce • hired pizza oven • cakes from a bakery that didn't use plastic packaging • Indian snacks donated by a friend as a wedding gift